Engineering properties of a building material with melted plastic waste as the only binder
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Increase in proportion of melted plastic in concrete improved mechanical strength thanks to reduction in porosity.
“Additionally, an increase in the proportion of melted plastic in the concrete improved its mechanical strength thanks to a reduction in the porosity.”
From Transforming Plastic Waste into Value: A Review of Management Strategies and Innovative Applications in Sustainable Construction (2025) · cites this paper as [118]
SEM analysis indicated evolution in void formation: during initial curing pores higher, during solidification filled, leading to denser structure.
“The results indicated an evolution in void formation: during the initial stage of curing, the presence of pores was higher, while during the polymers solidification they are filled thanks to the change in volume of the matrix, leading to a denser structure.”
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- Authors
- Thiam, M., & Fall, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Fall, Mamadou
- Venue
- Journal of Building Engineering
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-12
- Volume
- 44
- Pages
- 102684
- ISSN
- 2352-7102 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3161066468
- Cited by
- 16
- References
- 57
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 1.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Building Engineering (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Materials Engineering and Processing
- Keywords
- plastic waste, high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, stress-strain behavior, pore structure, water absorption, density, waste plastic recycling
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